Current Health Effects of Agricultural Work: Respiratory Disease, Cancer, Reproductive Effects, Musculoskeletal Injuries and Pesticide-Related Illnesses

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• Personal Author:
  Kirkhorn RS ; Schenker BM
• Description:
  Agriculture has experienced major bio-technological advances and economic and socio-cultural disruptions since the publication of "Agriculture at Risk" in 1988. At that time, it was recognized that there were acute needs in the prevention of musculoskeletal syndromes and injuries, agricultural respiratory disease, noise-induced hearing loss, pesticide-related illnesses, and concerns regarding the excesses of cancers noted in epidemiological studies of farmers. In this article, we discuss the progress made in identification of new respiratory syndromes related to confined animal feeding operations, pesticide-related illnesses, cancers implicating agricultural exposures, and ergonomics in agriculture. The focus is on the current state of knowledge in these areas, the author's recommendations for further improvement in research techniques, and the potential application of this information to improve human health in production agriculture nationwide. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Dust Environmental Exposure Ergonomics Health Promotion Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Insecticides Irritants Musculoskeletal Diseases Neoplasms Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Urogenital Diseases Urogenital System

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• Keywords:
  Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Agricultural Health Agricultural Respiratory Disease Animal Confinement Author Keywords: Agriculture Cancer Cancer-rates Confined Animal Feeding Operations Endotoxin Exposure-levels Exposure Levels Health-programs Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Noise-induced-hearing-loss Noise-induced Hearing Loss Occupational-hazards Occupational-health Occupational Health Organic Dusts Pesticide-related Illnesses Pesticides Pesticides-and-agricultural-chemicals Reproductive-effects Reproductive-hazards Respiratory-infections Respiratory-irritants Respiratory-protection Respiratory-system-disorders Respiratory Disease

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• ISSN:
  1074-7583
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Minnesota ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  199-214
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20032356
• Citation:
  J Agric Saf Health 2002 May; 8(2):199-214
• Contact Point Address:
  Steven R. Kirkhorn, Occupational Health Resources, Suite 11, 501 Holly Lane, Mankato, MN 56001
• Email:
  kirkhorn.steven@mayo.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• Performing Organization:
  University of California - Davis
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19900930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20020929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9cd235189c9d07ceab2bea313bbdbaab1730c6baac553c7da2a25e438469734a3560cdf90a9d0434ce8627745e1dff6f59f21ae28c8d2671fbe03d9f1099b6cd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/186370/cdc_186370_DS1.pdf
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